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Object Number
36-89-10/6229
Display Title
Powder horn--part of contents of skin bag, 10-6228
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Horn, powder, with wood opening and metal elements, broken leather strap
Classification
- Powder Horn
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Greenland
Additional Geographic Terms
Kaersut; Unamak, not far from
Materials
Horn, Metal, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 16.8 x 5.9 x 2.8 cm (6 5/8 x 2 5/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
36-89-10/6229
Provenance
Collector
Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary
(1896)
Donor
Dr. John C. Phillips
(September 14, 1936)
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